decision strikes down pennsylvania's new voter i.d. law. democrats say the law disenfranchises voters who don't have photo i.d. republicans say the law is necessary to crack down on voter fraud. >>> intel against centers that started after 9/11 and touted as a center piece of counterterrorism are being blasted by a senate panel this morning. the so-called fusion centers were meant to help local, state and federal officials fight terrorism, but the report says the 77 centers have become pools of wasteful spending and irrelevant and useful intelligence. the report also cites potential spying on american muslims that may have broken privacy laws. the department of homeland security says the report is out of date and misleading and that the centers have been used to thwart terrorist attacks. >>> today martin o'malley will introduce a plan that would allow utilities to add a surcharge to raise money for reliability improvement. o'malley says the plan allows power companies to add a dollar or two to monthly electric bills to pay for maintenance upgrades. in exchange, utilities would have to mee

new laws to live by today. that story is coming up. >> plus, we'll take a look at whether wet insurance is a good idea for you and your furry family members. beverly, over to you. >> right now we've got light volume around the area which is good news. one issue we're hearing about in north west impacts tiny -- piney branch road near blare road. outer loop of polesville road still running at a good pace into silver spring. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. good monday morning. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. first day of the week, first day of the new month october. i'm andrea roane. >> you will feel fall when you step outside. good morning. i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us. beverly farmer has timesaver traffic. she's in for monika this week. >>> here's howard with your weather first. >> temps in the 40s and 50s. you're probably noticing some color here and there. in some of the mountainous areas, skyline drive, there's a lot of color out there already. leaves coming down, too. really starting to feel like the season. here's a look at our day pl

violated federal laws and charged unlawful late fees. american express says customers entitled to the refunds will be notified as soon as possible. >>> home and furniture store ikea under fire for apparently air brushing women out of photos in one of its catalogs. the ikea catalog is printed in 38 countries and largely looks the same, but there appears to be one major exception. in saudi arabia, the version that goes there, almost all of the women have been erased. the ad controversy was uncovered by the swedish newspaper "metro." sweden's minister of trade called the retouched images a, quote, sad example of women oppression. ikea says it regrets the cata g catalog. >>> paolo gabrieli will be on trial by the vatican tribunal. he's accused of stealing documents from inside the vatican and giving it to a journalist. he said he did it to expose corruption in the vatican. he faces four years in prison if he's convicted. >>> first unhappy pilots and cancelled flights. now american airlines is facing an faa investigation over broken seats. eight planes have been grounded after an entire ro